Grade 2

Genre: Band# of Players: Standard Level: 2

Based on traditional Scottish melodies, Highland Fantasy begins with the jolly romp "The Wee Cooper o' Fife" and moves into the yearning ballad "Highland Laddie." Fraser cleverly merges the two themes as the work comes to a...

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 2.5 | Duration: 3:00 Instrumentation1st Flute 2nd Flute 1st Oboe* 1st Bb Clarinet 2nd Bb Clarinet 3rd Bb Clarinet Eb Alto Clarinet* Bb Bass Clarinet* 1st Bassoon* 1st Eb Alto...

Italian Postcards Suite is three-movement gem that captures the composer's different impressions of Italy beautifully, evident in the programmatic titles of each movement – "Last night we danced the Tarantella," "The...

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 2.5 | Duration: 2:55 InstrumentationPiccolo 1st Flute 2nd Flute Oboe Bassoon 1st Bb Clarinet 2nd Bb Clarinet 3rd Bb Clarinet Eb Alto Clarinet Bb Bass Clarinet 1st Eb Alto Saxophone...

Hop on the plane, it's time to fly! This short suite of descriptive pieces takes the ensemble on a brief ride through the sky. Hear the sounds of the engine starting, the take off, the beauty and solace of the clouds from...

Little Brown Jug is a feature suitable for soloists or section. Why not sit the tubas in front of the band and let the audience see them enjoying themselves? The accompaniment is straightforward but effective in true Stuart...

Perhaps the most famous of all Irish folksongs is given a simple but haunting treatment by Stuart Johnson, featuring the lower register of the flutes.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 2 | Duration: 3:15...

Stirring stuff from the most quintessentially British of the Gilbert and Sullivan Savoy operas. W.S. Gilbert's libretto pokes gently fun at the House of the Lords, but Sullivan's music allows them all their pomp. This...

That Gilbert & Sullivan's operettas have survived and are loved everywhere is partly due to Gilbert's witty libretti, but it is Sullivan's tunes which have made the works timeless. In Marching to the Savoy, Stuart...

Warlike, then noble, Now is the Day is based on the great figure in Scottish history - William Wallace, often called Braveheart. Opening with the woodwinds playing drums along with the percussion section against brass...

Parade of the Wooden Warriors is a three minute piece aimed at school and community wind ensembles. It describes the advance and retreat of an imaginary army in ancient times. Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 2.5...

Genre: Band# of Players: Standard Level: 2.5

Originally arranged for unison choir and orchestra by Gustav Holst, Michael Brand has brilliantly scored this lovely medieval Christmas carol for concert band.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 2 | Duration: 2:35...

Radetsky March features a familiar melody set with all the charm of the early 1800s. A delightful march with a balance between woodwinds and brass. Percussion play traditional march figures. Excellent piece for learning...

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 2 | Duration: 2:35 InstrumentationFlute 1 Flute 2 Oboe Bb Clarinet 1 Bb Clarinet 2 Bb Clarinet 3 Bb Bass Clarinet Eb Alto Saxophone Bb Tenor Saxophone<br Bb Cornet 1 Bb...